Along with our many publications we also from time to time post some of our presentations, which you can find under The Work We Do section in Recent Publications & Presentations. Recently Cameron Crawford IRIS’s Director of Research made one of his more popular presentations “Poverty and Disability” available for download and streaming which you can find … Continue reading »
Under the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities (LMAPDs), the federal government continues to share with the provinces the cost of programs that seek to improve the employment prospects of people with disabilities. While there have been improvements in the employment picture since the early 2000’s, there is still a long way to go … Continue reading »
Statistics Canada’s Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) of 2001 and 2006 built on the predecessor Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS) of 1986 and 1991. These ‘flagship’ surveys on disability established a kind of international ‘gold standard’ for gathering and reporting statistical data on disability. In 2011 the Minister of Human Resources and … Continue reading »
